<I am glad to be here with a young and progressive figure from the State of Michigan, who I believe will succeed Mennen Williams as a great Governor, who will lead Michigan forward - John Swainson.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “<I am glad to be here with a young and progressive figure from the State of Michigan, who I believe will succeed Mennen…”
On the recordOctober 13, 1960
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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Capitol Steps, Lansing, MI
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